Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounts Receivable​/ Collections

455 N Garland Ave, Orlando, FL 32801, USA

Our vision is to be recognized as a world-class leader for providing and coordinating a full array of mobility and community services. LYNX mission is to link our community by providing quality mobility options with innovation, integrity and teamwork.

NOTICE TO STAFFING AGENCIES: LYNX has an internal recruiting department. Staffing agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact LYNX employees in an attempt to present candidates. Our LYNX recruiting team is handling this recruitment internally.

Description:

This position performs professional accounting duties in the creation and maintenance of accounting records, the analysis of financial transactions, the verification of accounting records and financial data, and the assertion of compliance with established laws, procedures, and policies as related to the area of assignment.

Essential Functions (regardless of primary responsibility):

This list is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification and is not designed to be interpreted as an exhaustive listing of all tasks required of employees assigned to the job. All employees will be expected to perform other duties as assigned. All jobs require regular and reliable attendance.

• Prepares account analyses and reconciliation; verifies accounting records and financial data; maintains compliance with established accounting principles, procedures, and policies; and prepares a variety of reports.
• Learns specific functions related to his/her primary accounting role and shadows another employee to learn the responsibilities associated with supporting other accountant roles.
• Maintains thorough documentation for reconciliations, journal entries, and all related accounting activities; performs account analysis and generates relevant financial reports as needed.

• Interprets accounting system policies and implements accounting procedures; records financial transactions; proposes journal entries; and gathers data to bill related grants.
• Performs the accounting and compliance activities for current contracts and reimbursable grants.
• Maintains control of allocations, obligations, unliquidated balances and fund transfers by grant and contract activity.
• Analyzes expenditures to ensure consistency with grant and contract provisions; interprets grant and contract rules, regulations, policies and procedures and advises project managers on grant financial requirements and fund availability; prepares drawdown of federal, state and special account funds.
• Assists with data entry of statistics for tracking and reporting.
• Reviews invoices, purchase orders, and account coding to confirm accuracy and ensure proper authorization is obtained.
• Verifies that purchase orders, packing slips, and requisitions align with invoices before submitting them to Accounts Payable for processing.

• Reviews, verifies, and processes invoices related to unleaded fuel, diesel, and compressed natural gas to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal policies.
• Posts monthly fuel expense entries by cost center, maintaining accurate and timely financial records.
• Prepares detailed invoices and cost estimates for grant submissions to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
• Reconciles general ledger accounts associated with federal and state grants, ensuring alignment with grant requirements and accounting standards.
• Processes invoices for reimbursement of eligible expenses under applicable grant programs, supporting timely and accurate funding recovery.

• Maintains and reconciles all incoming cash receipts using a perpetual tracking system to ensure accuracy, transparency, and audit readiness.
• Prepares journal entries for advertising revenue, complimentary and departmental tickets, contract service accruals, local fund revenues, adjustments, and reconciliations.
• Investigates and resolves discrepancies identified during bank reconciliations related to Accounts Receivable.
• Initiates invoice requests for outstanding receivables and follows up as needed to support timely collections.
• Accurately codes incoming receipts to appropriate general ledger accounts and assists with the implementation and use of bank reconciliation tools.
• Prepares and processes daily bank deposits in accordance with internal controls and banking procedures.
• Completes monthly, quarterly, and annual sales tax filings, ensuring timely payments and accurate journal entries.
• Reconciles monthly revenue and ridership data to identify discrepancies and ensure consistency between operational and financial records.

• Posts journal entries related to fixed assets, capital projects, and construction-in-progress (CIP) to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Reviews monthly depreciation and accumulated…